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Phyllodoce Lamarck, 1818 
AphiaID: 129455

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Annelida > Polychaeta > Aciculata > Phyllodocida > Phyllodociformia > Phyllodocidae > Phyllodocinae
Status accepted
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Typetaxon Phyllodoce laminosa Savigny in Lamarck, 1818
Typetaxon of  Phyllodocinae Oersted, 1843
Parent Phyllodocinae Oersted, 1843
Synonymised
taxa
  Anaitides Czerniavsky, 1882 (subjective synonym)
Phyllodoce (Anaitides) Czerniavsky, 1882 (subjective synonym)
Phyllodoce (Phyllodoce) Savigny, 1818
Sources  additional source: Hartmann-Schröder, G. (1996). Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta [Annelida, bristleworms, Polychaeta]. 2nd revised ed. The fauna of Germany and adjacent seas with their characteristics and ecology, 58. Gustav Fischer: Jena, Germany. ISBN 3-437-35038-2. 648 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

from synonym: Fauchald, K. 1977. The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA) Science Series 28:1-188, available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details] [view taxon]

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 Species Phyllodoce groenlandica Örsted, 1842
Species Phyllodoce laminosa Savigny in Lamarck, 1818
Species Phyllodoce lineata (Claparčde, 1870)
Species Phyllodoce maculata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Phyllodoce mucosa Örsted, 1843
Species Phyllodoce rosea (McIntosh, 1877)

Subgenus Phyllodoce (Anaitides) Czerniavsky, 1882 accepted as Phyllodoce Lamarck, 1818
  » Species Phyllodoce (Anaitides) groenlandica Örsted, 1842 represented as Phyllodoce groenlandica Örsted, 1842 (alternate representation, disused subgenus)
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitides) lineata (Claparčde, 1870) represented as Phyllodoce lineata (Claparčde, 1870) (alternate representation)
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitides) maculata (Linnaeus, 1767) represented as Phyllodoce maculata (Linnaeus, 1767) (alternate representation)
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitides) mucosa Oersted, 1843 represented as Phyllodoce mucosa Örsted, 1843 (alternate representation)
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitides) rosea (McIntosh, 1877) represented as Phyllodoce rosea (McIntosh, 1877) (alternate representation)
Subgenus Phyllodoce (Phyllodoce) Savigny, 1818 accepted as Phyllodoce Lamarck, 1818
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Feedingtypes  omnivore [details]
predator [details]
scavenger [details]
Notes  classification: M'Harzi (1999) placed this genus under the family Phyllodocidae Williams, 1852 [details]

DescriptionPhyllodoce mucosa-maculata: Free-living, very active bristle worm with parapodia whose dorsal cirri are remarkably large and leaf-like (resembling paddles). Heart-shaped head with two eyes and four antennae. Eversible unarmed proboscis covered with rows of large and/or small papillae. Colour ranges from white to yellowish with transverse dark brown bands or patches. [details]

DistributionPhyllodoce mucosa-maculata: In the 1976-1986 period Phyllodoce mucosa/maculata was widely distributed in the entire near-coastal zone and reached a maximum density of 70 ind./m2. The species showed a similar distribution pattern in the 1994-2001 period. However, P. mucosa/maculata was absent near the eastern coastal zone and higher densities (up to 1,500 ind./m2) were reached in the latter period. [details]

HabitatPhyllodoce mucosa-maculata is found in sediments with a wide variety of grain sizes (maximum 500 µm), but displays a preference for sediments with a median grain size between 100 and 300 µm (relative occurrence > 30%). A similar pattern is observed with regard to the mud content preference: Phyllodoce mucosa-maculata is found in sediments with strongly varying mud contents, but prefers sediments with a mud content up to 40% (relative occurrence: minimum 40%). [details]
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Phyllodoce maculata-mucosa
Phyllodoce maculata-mucosa
added on 2006-02-10 - author: Hans Hillewaert
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129455
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Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Bellan, Gérard
2005-04-11 07:40:04Z  changed  Cuvelier, Daphne
2008-03-03 06:51:11Z  changed  Decock, Wim
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z  changed  Fauchald, Kristian
2010-04-26 22:10:58Z  changed  Read, Geoffrey
  
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  Citation: Read, G.; Fauchald, K.; Bellan, G. (2013). Phyllodoce Lamarck, 1818. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: Taxa used on the Macrobel website at http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/macrobel/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129455 on 2013-05-19